September 25, 1995
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A trio of U-M archaeologists have dug through the technical aspects of the video medium to give a new view to some old stuff. While their eyes are set on PBS, cable or the educational video market, the end product of their labors premiered on Ann Arbor’s Community…
September 25, 1995
Fifty-nine LS&A faculty have received 1995–96 Excellence in Education Awards for special contributions made to LS&A’s mission through their teaching and curricular innovations. The awards were begun in 1991 in response to reports of the Central Committee on Undergraduate Education (CCUE) that criticized the College for inadequate recognition of faculty contributions to its educational mission.…
September 25, 1995
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology is one of a handful of museums across the country to exhibit “Ancient Nubia: Egypt’s Rival in Africa.” The display of ceramic vessels, jewelry, statuary and funerary inscriptions opens Friday (Sept. 29) and continues through Dec. 15. The artifacts in the exhibition span a 3,500-year range and document the rise…
September 18, 1995
By Donna Ullrich-Eaton U-M-Flint Virginia Allen has assumed duties as vice chancellor for student services and enrollment management at the U-M-Flint. She previously was assistant vice president of academic affairs at Oakland University. Allen holds at doctorate in higher education and a master’s in guidance and counseling from Wayne State University. She is active in…
September 18, 1995
Regents meet this week The Regents will hold their monthly meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Thurs. (Sept. 21) in the Regents’ Room, Fleming Administration Bldg. The meeting will be convened openly but is expectd to be closed immediately pursuant to Open Meetings Act Sections 8a and 8h. The public meeting will begin at 2 p.m.…
September 18, 1995
Schmoll receives Catherine Worthingham Fellowship Beverly J. Schmoll, associate professor of physical therapy, U-M-Flint, was recently named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow. The award recognizes physical therapy professionals whose work of 15 years or more has resulted in significant advances in the science, education and practice of physical therapy. The award honors Catherine Worthingham, the first…
September 18, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass Establishment of an interdisciplinary Institute for Research on Women and Gender will be recommended to the Regents at their meeting this week. The institute will be a valuable component of the Michigan Agenda for Women, President James J. Duderstadt’s plan to make the U-M a leader among U.S. universities in promoting…
September 18, 1995
From the Information Technology Division Individuals who installed the MacConnectivityKit 2.0 between June 6 and Sept. 12 are encouraged to check their computers and any disks used in these machines for the nVIR virus. This virus is not intentionally damaging or malicious; it’s only apparent effect is to say “Don’t panic” or to beep occasionally.…
September 18, 1995
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services It’s only fitting that film scholar Gaylyn Studlar, the new director of the U-M Program in Film and Video Studies, is an accomplished cellist with two degrees in music. After all, developing strong ties with other academic areas on campus and providing students with a broad-based education are…
September 18, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass “VCM is real, it’s on track for implementation July 1, 1996.” That’s the message from the three administrators in charge of the program, who noted last week that the University remains committed to full implementation of the new approach to budgeting that was formally introduced last January. “The decision to move…
